Lining for automobile hoods



Dec. 2, 1930. R. J. STEPHENSON 1,783,816

' LINING FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS Filed April 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYS Dec. 2 1930. R. J. STEPHENSON LINING FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS Filed April 10, 925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llrllllltlllllllllillnlflh (NHHJ I N VEN TOR.

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s1 requiredin applyinggthem and because they Patented-Dec. '2, '1 930 ROBERT J. srnrnnnsoimor nusnnn nnw YORK, AssI Non o s rnrnnnson 23o- 'rncrimoonconronnrron; or AUBURN, nnwxonxgii CORPORATION OFh-NEW YoRxi i Limits; roe atroiyronrnn goons i 4 Application. filed n 'ni 10, 1925. Serial Ni 22,185

This inventionflrelates to. linings for the.

hoods of automobiles forconfiningth'e heat Within the hood and also for protecting the paint and'finish Ion the outsideiof lth'e hood from injury by the heatiwithin thehood, and

ithasi for itspbject an-particularly simple and efiicient .lining construction by which the lining is readily appli'edtothe hood; 1 7

v I am aware that it 'has been proposed heretofore, :to fasten heat insulation-linings in-v side of motor vehicle? hoodsgbut: such linings wereieither permanently fastened in jplace,

, as byimeans of cement or rivets, or detachably connected to the hoodby clamps or brackets fastened to the hood and receiving the insu: V plating lining. orv 'by loose .and separable clamps f Such, linings are objectionable from the; commercialstandpoint. Thegfastening of the lining in position cement or rivets prevents: the iremo'val of, the :liningglorxa part thereof; "ini warm TWeather,i.athing which is often desirable in order1to permit the free circulation ofair aroundthe'motorl Furthermore;1this rendersithe application; ofthe lining to the hoodzan' expensive andslow proc-' ess; requiring, spehial. tools: and equipment, and, 1250f that .reasonyi'itqhas notlbeeni commfilciallyt practicable.) for accessory. dealers to. handle such linings. "The same objections tune, of the hOOd'iiSill'lOdlfiEd. aswbyproviding brackets or clamps attached to thelfood for receiving; the lining. 7 Loose? :01: separable clamps are objectionable "because of 'the time are Tapt to work: looseand because disfigure'theautomobile. .r One object; of my invention? iszitoi'provide an insulating lining for application to motor 4 vehicle hoods whichis self-coiitained -in"that y it carries fastening devices cooperative with the hood for 'detachably securing thetli'riing liliposition adjacent the;inner'gsurfacetofithe hood; whereby thee-"lining canLbewapplied ll lck y and easilyiand rno modification of t-tieesimaye elsietachedgleavingthe other in position and if desired one'section 'can be hinged with reference to the other so as'not to interfere with the" hinging i movementof the'hood sections; 3 i 7 The invention consists in tures and in the "combinations and constructionshereinafter set forth andfclaim'ed.

In describi'ngthis invention, reference is hadito the accompanying drawings inxwhich like characters designate corresponding parts ineall thenviews. i V i: 5 p Figure". :1 is a fragmentary face view part- 1y broken away of the top section of a lining embodyingmy invention. a 3 'l Figurefi is a fragmentary face view ofithe side section thereof;

the novel 'fea- Figure 31 is anenlarged detail view ofan other; form of adjustable clip for attaching the" top sections. l

' Figure ,4 is asectional View of a hood with the liningshown in Figuresl and 2attached.

Figure' 5' i san enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a hood with the top section at tached having the clip shown in Figure 3;

Figure, 6 is a'deta-il sectional view of the lower edge of the top section of the hood shown in F igu-re 5 with the lining attached thereto. i 1 V This invention comprises a lining for aut o mobile-hoods and is provided with means for securing or attaching the lining at its uppei and 'loweredgesto the hood anddetachably hinging sections of the lining together at the hinge'joint between the top and side sections of the hood. The lining itself maybe of any suitable form,-size and constructionor of the construction shown "in :my pending applica tionSr .'No.525,921, filed December 30, 1921 it consisting ofsheets of felt, asbestos and Wire mesh cloth 1, 2, 3,,these layers being secured together inanysuitable manner as by enclosing the edges thereof ina hinder or hem 4 gand securing the hem in position by rivets orqby stitching. The felt layer 1 lies adjacent the hood andthe asbestos layer 2 is interposedbetween the wire mesh3 and the felt layer 1. Thewiremesh isa heat deflector, the asbestos a heat insulatorand the felt a sound deaden.er.-' i c 1 Automobile. lhoods usually comprise :"top

and side sections 5, 6, the top sections being hinged to a rod 7 at their tops and the side sections 6 being hinged at 8 to the top sections.

In some hoods as seen in Figure 4, the top sections 5 are formed with downturned flanges 13 at their hinged edges which are attached to hinge leaves 14 on the hinge pin 7, or as seen in Figur e 5, the .top sections are formed with .backw ardly turnedflanges 15 and the sections secured to hinge leaves 16.

The lining includes sections17, 18 under lying the top and side sections 5, 6 of the hood. Each of the sections 1 Z;of the lining is provided with clips 19 at their edges arranged to interlock or coact with Itheflanges 13 or 15. 7

When the lining is .to :be used with ahood having the flanges 13, Figure 4, the clips are f formed with downturned flanges 20 which coact with or abut against the flanges 13 and are secured thereto in any suitable manner as by screws and nuts 21 and 22.

When a lining is used with a hood of the construction shown in'Figure 5 having the flange 15, the flanges 23 .of the clips are straight and the clips are inserted between the flanges 15 and the main body of the top section of the hood. These clips are connected to the lining sect-ions 17, by sliding or adjustable connections for the purpose of projecting the clips or the flanges thereof. more or less beyond the edge of the top sections to conform or adjust to the particular hood to which the lining is being applied and to provide for variations in the hoods and in the linings. As shown the clips 19 are provided with slots 21 for receiving the shank of a bolt 25 which bolt extends through the lining, and a nut 26 threads on the bolt against the outer or lower face of the lining or an interposed washer.

The sections 17, 18 of the lining are provided with means at their meeting edges for Q detachably hinging them together, this means being here shown as fasteners including leaves 28, 29 secured respectively to the sections at their meeting edges, one leaf 28 being formed with a slot 28 and the other 29 with a pivoted hook .or cam lever 30 for entering the slot'28, and after entering the slot clamping downwardly onto the leaf 29 to which said lever 30 is-attached. This fastening means permits the side sections 18 to be readily detached when desired and also permits it to hinge with the side section 6 of the hood. It will be understood that in the warmer months, the. side sections of'the lining are removed in order to uncover the louvers or slots formed in the side sections of the hoods.

The side sections 18 of the liningare also provided with means for securing them at their lower edges to the lower edges of the side sections of the hood, this means being here shown as spring actuated hook 31 or hooks carried at the lower ends of coil springs 32, the other ends of which are secured to the side sections of the lining. In Figure 4 each of the top sections is shown as abutting at its lower edges at 33 against the side of a pro jected hollow rib 34 along the lower edge oi the top sections and as lying behind upwardly extending leaves or flanges 35 inserted between .the leaf. forming .part of the hinge 8 and .the hood section 5; 'Eachofthe top sections 17 of the lining is sometimes provided with leaves or projecting flanges 36' at their lower edges for entering behind a bead 37 on the inner sides of the outer or lower edges of the top sections 5 of some hoods. Thus each top section of the lining is supported at its opposite edges independently of the side sec tion of the lining.

In operation, the top section of the lining is first applied by hooking the lower edge thereof behind the flange 35 or'byhooking the leaves 36 behind the head 37 at the outer edge of the top section of the'hood and securing the clips 19 .to the flanges 13 or 15 and thereafter the side sections 16 of the liningare attached by engaging the levers 30 of the detachable fastening members at the meeting edges of the sections of the lining and by hooking the spring pressed -hooks 31 under the lower edgesiof the side section of the' hood.

Swing to the construction of the fastening means forisec'uring the lining in position, the lining is readily adaptable to standard automobile hoods. i I In addition, it will be noted that in the present lining only one of the sections is directly supported from the hood. In installing the lining the upper section is clipped onto the upper section of the hood, but instead of attaching the bottom section of the lining directly to the hood said bottom section is hooked onto the previously installed upper section of lining. In view of the fact that it may sometimes be desirable to remove the bottom sections the means forsuspending the bottom section from the top section are such that said bottom section is only detachably suspended from the upper section so that, in warm Weather, the bottom section may simply be unhooked at its upper edge from the bottom edge of the upper section. This not only'facilita tes installment and removal of the bottom section but it also eliminates the provision of fastening means on the hood itself so far as the bottom section ofthe lining is concerned. i What I claim is:

1. 'The combination with an I automobile hood having top and side sections, of a lining comprising sections underlying the sections of the hood, the-sections of the lining being provided with means secured to each of their meeting edges at the side of the hood for detachably securing them together independent ly of said hood sections, and with means at their upper and lower edges for securing the lining sections to the hood sections.

2. The combination with an automobile hood having top sections and sidesections hinged to the'top sections, of a lining coin-v I prising sections underlying the hood sec tions respectively, the sections of the lining being provided with means for detachably hinging them together at their meeting edges and with means remote from the meeting edges for securing them to the hood sections,

3. The combination with an automobile hood having topsections hinged at theirtop edges, such sections being formed with flanges on their inner sides at their hingededges, of a lining for the hood, including a ner surfaceof the-hood and separate securing elements attached to the lower edge of said sheet for detachably securing a second sheet of heat insulating material.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Auburn, in the county of C yuga, and State of New York, this 28th day of'March, 1925.

ROBERT J. STEPHENSON.

body and clips adjustably secured thereto, 7

saidclips having flanges at the edge of the body for coacting with" the hood section flanges for attaching the lining'to the hood, I

each clip being connected to the body by a sliding connection, means for, tightening the 7 clip to the body to increase or decrease the amount of projection of the'clip flanges, and means for detachably securing the loweredge of the body remote edge of the hood. l

4. The combination with an automobile hood having top sections, and 7 side sections hinged to the top sections, of. a lining comfrom'the clips to the prising top and side sections, each top sec-. tion having means for detachably securing it to the overlying topsection of the hood, and

each side section of the lining having means at its lower edge for detachably securing it to the contiguous side sectionof the hood, the lining sections having fasteners for 'hinging heat insulating material and devlces fastened to an edge of said sheet cooperative withthe hood for detachably securing the sheet in position adjacent thev inner surface of the hood, and separate fastening means secured to said sheet for suspending a second. sheet of heat insulating material therefrom independently of the hood.

- motor vehicle hoods, comprising a sheet of heat insulating material, devices fastened to a the upper and lower edges of said sheetand cooperative with the hood for detachably se- 7. An insulating lining for'application to curing the sheet in position adjacentv the in- 

